Even though spring is approaching Karl Lagerfeld sent an autumn chill through the Grand Palais, during his fall-winter collection show. It was a deliberate contrast to the spring-summer colors that have been gracing the runways throughout fashion week. The collection was shown among huge lumps of coal, crushed slack and mammoth bursts of steam. Lagerfeld sent darker, looser looks down a wooden boardwalk the length of a venue carpeted with volcanic dust.
The collection was very dark and dramatic with a hint of masculinity. The show opened with a glittering black cape over a red Chanel cardigan, followed by looks built around skinny distressed jeans or loose trousers with checkered cuffs. Most of the bags were of the chain-strapped flap variety. The models wore kitten heels and doc marten boots instead of previous season’s sky-high footwear. This new Chanel silhouette is predicted to appeal to a younger audience.
The clothes were, within the context of Paris fashion week, practical, almost anti-frivolous. Karl Lagerfeld stated, "I felt there had been far too much color around, for several seasons. But look around, most of us dress in black. Huh?" and claimed, “It's not black, it's the new gray, with a new anthracite”. Leave it to Lagerfeld to make gloom appear chic.
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